Our 2010 Fit Sport has suffered a clutch failure. We decided to fix the issue ourselves and have the engine and transmission ready to come apart. Our problem is that we cannot get them separated.

We have the six bolts connecting the units that we we can find removed. The manual we have access to does not explicitly say there are only six bolts but we cant find any others. Videos and pics we have seen of the engine without a transmission on it look like they have six bolts. We have remove the center mount under the engine that straddles the junction as well as the one on the far right side of the unit if you are looking into the engine bay from the front of the car.

So I have 2 questions: First, are there only six bolts holding the two units together? If there are more than six, does anyone have a link to their locations?

Second question is, if there only six, does anyone have any tips on splitting the two units apart? We have tried prying them apart and rocking the transmission but it acts like we have missed a bolt some place and I don't want to break anything.

Thanks in advance for any insights here.

 

There is a link on the forum to download the factory manual. Might be of use!

 

I found this video on the internet. Pay particular attention to around the 20 minute mark in the video about engine to transmisssion bolts and a hard to access bolt;

 

Thanks Frenzal, will check it out!

 

56chevydan thats a better video than the ones we have watched and I like the fact that he explicitly states, 6 bolts!

Will be checking on the manual that Frenzal mentioned as well.

I appreciate the quick insights!

Its looking like we will be moving on to discovering a way to apply enough directed force to split these two components apart.

Stay tuned

 

Ok, the thing is out of the car! The persistence of my oldest son did the trick once we were sure we were not missing a bolt.

Now it turns out I need a torx socket to remove the pressure plate. Progress...

The manual I found at https://www.hondafitjazz.com/manual3/ mentions several tools that it says are needed like pressure plate compressor and a couple of others. See this page: https://www.hondafitjazz.com/manual3...000001316.html

I am just curious how essential these parts are. First time car clutch replacement job for us.

 

I've found the special tools referred ty in a factory shop manual usually make the job easier but most of the time they are not mandatory.
I would make sure when you buy the clutch parts that you do replace the throwout bearing with a Honda dealer bearing and make sure you get an alignment tool with the clutch disc and the pressure plate-a lot of times the alignment tool will be included by the manufacturer of the clutch parts..
The alignment tool is used when assembling the clutch disc and pressure plate to the flywheel before torquing the pressure plate bolts. This allows a good alignment for the trans input shaft to slide through the splines of the clutch disc and into the bushing in the back of the crank.

 

10-4 56chevydan.

Thank you.

 

OK, we have the new clutch parts installed and the transmission and motor mounts all back together! Lots of progress.

We are back to installing the driveshafts and oner of them has separated at the inner cv joint. I have heard its possible to get them to reseat, for lack of a better term. Has anyone been through this process because messing around with it and trying to make the trio of bearings go back into their positions is not going well.

Maybe we are missing the trick to it?

 

Try this video;

 

Thanks 56ChevyDan. I saw that one.

I called a friend with some car mechanic experience and he showed me the trick. It turned out we needed to pop the rubber boot and manhandle the the thing back into place. The shapes machined into the carrier were like detents to make it harder for the bearings to come out but they also made it harder for them to go back in. Which means we needed to be more persuasive and hit it with a hammer! I am not sure I would have made it to that level of persuasion if not for my old friend.

Once that was done we managed to get the rest of the car back together and took it for a drive around 9pm this evening! That's the biggest DYI we have tried to date. The Fit is back on the road.

Thanks for the input!

 

Great work!

 

Thank you! It has removed a sort of barrier for my son. He sees the car in a different light now. Pretty cool.